Daily Republican., 1887-09-09
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Council vas neld last evening, with |
President Eckel presidipg. The roll
va, called apd the minutes OF the last
stated meeting were read and approved. |
Tho Finance COMMITTEES reported In
favor OF granting the petition Of j. l..
Ocheltree for the return Of oveYpaid
taxes, and that Of ]. 7. McOuen for the
return Of oApitation tax.
The Law Committee reported that
they had examined IN ordinance TO
anne nd IN ordinance TO prevent annoy
snce BY dogs, and found nothing In 1t
contrary TO law or the city charter.
The Firs COMMITTEES. to whom was
referred Mr.. Tay lors resolution In ref
erepce TO districting the city, submitted
tho following report:
"Your' Fire Com mittee respectfully
report having acted In accordance with
the instructions of Council concernleg
. resolution adopted on August Is, 1857.
The object OF the resolution was TO con
slider the sdvisability OF dividing the
city into Ore districts. Tour committee,
after careful consideration, think IL In.
expediert 70 district the city at present.
Our Ore Departments u one of the most
efficient In the country. This assertion
is sustained BY the fact that Are ipsur.
anoe companies from other States arc
anxious to take risks In our city ut ex-
ceedlngly low rates. The reputation OF
Wilminaton fremcn II known far and
vide. Their assistance has often bt an
called for from neighborinG towns. In
our opinion the dividing Of the city into
districts would demoralise our depart
ment and destroy the features Of volun.
teer service and lay The foundation for
. paid nse department., which our city
10 not prepared financially 10 establish.
Your committee would recommend that
an ordinance be passed restricting cer'
tain companies from responding to the
different isolated boxes In the suburban
districts. The object is TO save the
horses and apparatus from long runs.
"Ths most important reasons for such
restrictions. In the Judgment Of your
committee, 10 the protection OF property
which would be left entirely to It's fate
under the present system. We have
considered the valuable business inter-
ssts sloaR our wharf front-for In
stance, the Pulp Works, Walton and
Whanu Company. ,he HsrlaA and Hol-
linasworth Company, the Baltimore
Warner Company, George ". Bush Il
Sons, the p, W & B. Railroad Com
pany, the Pusey b Jones Company, the
Dlanond State Iron Company, the
jackson 4 Sharp Company, Pullman
Oar COMPANY, and other industrial %
Establishments which employ . great
number OF men, . large percentage oi
whom depend entirely upon their days
work for the maintenance Of their fam
lilies. We consider this 70 b of mutual
benefit, both 10 the employer and ON
ploye alike. Our Intentions are not V
antagonixe the dremen In any respect
but to leeislAte for the best interests oi
the greatest o umbers We represent.
Your COMMITTEES, knowing 10 whaI
extent property 10 destroyed By water
lowinE 20 ne want of discretion anC
jud gment In handling the apparatus in
the absence OF the chief Of the ERE de
partmsus, who We consider shoald bs
the first at flre, would recommend the
purchase Of horse for the use Of the
chief, believing It will be an appendags
that will add 10 tho efficiency OF the do
partment. As our city ID rapidly grow
ing 1t Is almost impossible now for ths
chief 10 arrive at hre In advance o.
the engines. Following are the boxst
that your committee would recommend
that the companies named be exempted
from responding 10: Friendship, 70, %
81, S5, "a; Reliance, n. 81, SO, 43, 40
Ph9nix, IS. 26. 81, 80. a; Washington
27, 81, SO. 43. 45; Fame Hose, Q, l6, IL
46, 81; Weccacos, q. 16, 18. 46, %. Re
speotfully by W. II. Quinn, chairman
NJ J. shArkey. John Aovey. sAmue
Oham bers.''
, The report was on motion referred
back to the committee.
The committee also reported on thu
matter OF . fre patrol, that they hAt
visited Baltimore and Philadelphia AND
inspected the system In operation II
those cities, and found that It was sup
ported by the fire insurance companies
The report concluded with the stats
ment that q patrol system could b.
established in this city at oost of abou
81, 800, and that It could be operated b,
three men, under pay. The report wa
recommitted to the committee for tb,
purpose of giving them an oppertunit.
20 confer with the managers Of tho In
suranos companies doing business /,
tuis city.
| The city treasurer reported O halanc
Of sizes. .2O7 56 In the Union Nations
f., Bank to the credit Of the city, S3 927 o
to the park fund, and $500 81 to tn
i. sand lot. He also reported the follow
log collection: Tax Receiver Moody
%, 1853; ex Tax Receiver Kane, $3.50
r Building Inspector Dillon, $109; Ohic
Engineer Robinson, Sl79 10; Oily AUDI
tor Newell, $116.
The president reported that the ord
nance to amend an ordinance 10 pre-
! vent damage by fire and regulate th
hre department, and an ordinance dt
AL, q T., a % b.
. tee, had been approved by the mayor
A communication was presented
signed by The Harlan and HollinR,
worth Company, Charles Warner Com
pany, The Pusey and Jones Company
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Georg
w. Bush & Sons, p, w. & b. r. T.
Diamond State Iron Company, Jack
son and Sharp Company and other,
approving OF the proposed scheme Q
dividing the city into fire districts.
Mr.. Norton said that II such pet
tions and communications were 20
. the order OF the day, he could get on
signed by . thousand responsible pc,
sons In opposition to districting th
city.
The petition of ex Tax Rsceivs
J, Dennis Kane, asking that satisfaction
be entered In his cfiiciAl bond for tn
years 1881 80 83, WAS referred to th
Finance Committee.
: A communication was received fror
the Directors of tho Street and SeWe
Commission Withdrawing their offer t
pay the salaries of q part of the en-
Ployes OF the surveying department
and stating that they do not hold the N
, selves responsible for the salaries c
any OF those officers. Il was referred {
the Finance Committee.
A ommunicstion was received frcr
q committee Of the Peninsula Pres
Association asking Council to .,o.n wit